Automatic tapping machine



Jan. 17, 1928. 1,656,759

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Patented Jan. 17, 1928.

rears-9 UNITED STA E PATENT QFHCEi JOHN R. SAYLOR, F POTTSTOXVN, PENNSYLVANIA; ELIZABETH E. SAYLOB, EXECU- TBIX OF SAID JUIHN SA'TILGE, DZTCEA T ASSIGNQR 1'0 PGTTSTOWN .MACHINE COMPANY. or rorrsrow rt. rnnnsrnvnn a eonronnrron or rsnnsYLvAnrA.

AUTOMATIC TAPPING MACHINE.

Original application filed June 29,1923, Serial No. 648,526. Divided and this application filed June 14,

My invention relates to automatic machines, having particular relation to reaming and tapping machines.

One object of my invention is toprovlde 5 a machine of the class specified which obvi- Another object of my invention is to pro- \lde a running and tapping machine compi ng a. 1n gazine, a revolubly mounted spindle havir g a longitudinal component of travel. a. chuck, means for reciprocating the chuck between points in alignment with the spindle and the receptacle, respectively, means automatically operable to turn the spindle in opposite directions and then to stop the same, means cooperating with said last-mentioned means for rendering said chuck actuating means eli'ective only when said spindle automatic means has operated to stop said spindle.

ii -further object of my invention is to pro vide a novel mechanical combination adapted for use in reaming and tapping machines, wherein provided a movably mounted 'lllli'li having relatively movable jaws, togale mechanism operatively associated with said chuck and with one of the movable aws thereof, said nvchanism having open and closed positions, where the jaws are spaced maximum and minimum distances, respeclively, actuating; means associated with said toggle mechanism, and means for causing the to 'lc to assume an open position when the chuck has moved a predetermined distance. 3

A still further object 01'": my, invention is to provide a chuck, the jaws of which have resil ent centering; elements.

1 3a these and other objects andapplh ions in mind. myinvention further conin the details of construction and oporation and arrangement hereinafter set forth and claimed and illustrated in the ac comminying drawings, wherein,

' 1 is a side elevational view of my "ion as appli d to a machine for tapand,

Serial No. 720,085.

ping fittings, etc, one of the spindle heads and a portion of the driving gearing thereof being shown in vertical section;

Fig. is an enlarged. detail, side-elevational view of the n'lagazine..sllowing the movable chuck in the tappingposition, and the means for insuring therelease of the finished article after the chuck jaws have moved from beneath the cutting took-the end portion of the movable chuck constitut: lop; a resilient mountingfor one end portion of the toggle-joint being broken away;

l ig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. Q' but show ing vthe movable chuckin the work-receiving position, wherein the magazine-discharge opening is positioned intermediate the relatively movable jaws of the chuck;

Fig. 4-

an enlarged detail, transverse-sectional view of the magazine and the movable chuck, the ectional plane being taken on the- Fig. Q s an enlarged detail, longitudinal- 5 an enlarged detail, side-clever sectional view of the clutch adapted to disengage the ehuclractuating mechanism, and associated trip levers. the sectional plane being taken on'the line Vll-VIl of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 VH VHI of Fig. 7. 7

Referring more especially to Fig. l of the drawing. a vertically upright frame l'is providei l with base flanges 2 which are mounted in a receptacle 3 for receiving such oil as drains from the machine during the opt-ration thereof. itiffroutend of the machine has secured thereto an annular faceplate 45 having an outwardly extending cylindrical portion 5 defining a space 6 and a laterally extending flange portion 7, the lat or being provided with a smooth sliding :niriace 8 having: a keyway 9 provided with an enlarged base portion 11. j

A series of spindle heads 12, the number of which depends upon the number o'f holes a sectional elevation on the line to be tapped or bored simultaneously, comprise longitudinally extending cylindrical portions 13 and integral flange portions 1% and 15. The integral flange portions let and 15 are provided with plane surfaces adapted to slide over the face-plate surface 8 and are secured thereto in any desired position by studs 16 having one end thereof provided with head portions positioned in the annular recess 11 and the other end portion engaged by clamping nuts 17.

The cylindrical portion 13 (Fig. 1) oi the spindle heads 12 are provided with longitudinally extending perforations 13 which are partially closed at opposite ends by inner and outer sleeves 19 and 21, respectively. The inner sleeve 19 has rigidly secured thercto a ring 22 which is mounted in a recess 23 provided in the cylindrical portion 13 of the spindle heads 12, thereby preventing longi tudinal movement of the sleeve 19. The end of the sleeve 19 terminates in a bevel gearwheel 24, which meshes with a coope ating bevelgear-w11eel 25 positioned in the space (5 defined by the cylindrical wall 5 and rigidly secured to an end portion .26 ot a horizontally extending driving shaft QT. The remaining end portion 28 of the driving shaft 27 is associated through selectively operated rovers ing mechanism 29 (Fig. 5) which is partially contained in a gear box 31, with a vertical driving shaft The latter is operatively associated with a main-driving pulley wheel 33 through mechanism, of well-known design, which is contained in a change-gear box 34, all as will be explained more fully hereinafter.

The outer end of the remaining sleeve 21 is provided with a flange portion 35 which is rigidly secured in position by a releasable clamp member 36. The sleeve 21 is further provided with a master thread which meshes with a correspondingly threaded portion 37 on the outer end portion of a spindle 38. The inner end portion of the spindle 38 is splined to the revoluble sleeve 19 and it may be pro vided with a tap 39 or other cutting tool, as desired. The periphery of the flange 35 is provided with grooves il adapted to receive a shoulder portion 42 of a hinge-locking clip 43, whereby slight adjustments may be made in the relative position of the threaded portions of the spindle 38 and the sleeve 21. The mechanical strength of the locking clip t3 is such that, in the event of the jamming of the spindle 38, or other excessive strain on the driving mechanism connected therewith, the clip 43 will break, thus relieving the strain.

In the operation of the spindle-head mechanism just described, when the shaft 27 is driven in one direction, the driving gearwheel 25 is rotated to correspondingly revolve the cooperating gear-wheels 24, which are revolubly mounted in the several spindle heads 12, thereby causing the turning of the spindles 38. The rotation of the several spindles 38 or rather the relative movement of the threaded portions of the sleeves 21 and the spindles 38, incident to the turning of the latter, causes the spindles 33 to have a longitudinal component ol travel as well as the rotatable component just mentioned. Hence the several taps 39 may be moved inwardly or outwardly depending upon the direction of rotation of the driving shaft 27.

The reversing mechanism 253. of which Figs. 5 and (3 are particularly illustrative, is so designed as to cause the several spindles 38 to ellect a forward and return movement only. The reversing mechanisi'n :29'for carrying this desired result into ellei-t comprises a vertically-positioiied driving shaft 32 car rying spaced geai'wlieels 4:1 and 4.5 which mesh with coopeiatingbevel gear-wheels 4.6 and 47, respectively, licyed to the horizontal driving shaft 27. The hovel gear-wheel combination lei-l6 causes the horizontal driving shaft 27 to be rotated at a faster speed than the bevel gear-wheel combination l-5l7 by reason of the higher gear ratio in the :iormer combination as compared with that in the latter.

Adjacent faces of the gear-wheels ll and are provided with teeth 4-9 and 51, respectively, which are adapted successively to engage cooperating teeth 59 and 53, respectiii'zly, lorn ied on the opposite end portions of a clutch sleeve 54 slidably mounted on the vertical driving shaft The clutch sleeve Si is provided with an arm which is rigidly secured to a vertically movable shift rod .36. The lower end portion of the shift rod 5h ere tends through a perforation 57 in the rear end portion of the machine frame 1, to a point near the base thereof.

The shift rod 56 may be held in a neutral position, where the clutch sleeve 5i is out of engagement with either oi? the driving pinions 1-1 and 4.5, or in torward or reverse po sitions, where the clutch sleeve til is in eir gagenieut with the driving pinion if) or ell, respectively, by providing a portion 58 of the shift rod 56, which extends through the perforation 57, which grooves .32), ii and (32 which correspond. respectively, to the several positions just mentioned. A stop member 63 is positioned in a perforation 6i formed in a projecting lug portion (35 of the machine frame 1, and it is normally held in engage ment with one ol the grooves by a spring till, the -torce thereof being adjusted by a mom her 67.

The driving pinion it is provided with :1 depending annular sleeve 68 which is niounted in a iiertoration positioned in axial alignment with the vertically extending shaft 32 and hai an open end portion thereof provided with a collar The lower end of the verticall \'piisitioned shalt 32 rests upon a thrust b {ring T2, which, in turn,

is mounted on the upper end of a verticallypositioned shaft 73 splined to the sleeve portion 68 of the driving pinion 44. A collar 74 may be rigidly secured to the portion of the shaft 73 just beyond the collar 71. A worm 7 5 is mounted on the lower end of the shaft 73 and it coope'ates with a wheel 7 6 which is rigidly mounted ona horizontallyextending shaft 77 mounted in bearings 7 8 and 79 formed on the side of the main machine frame 1.

The shaft 77' may be extended toward the front end of the machine and mounted in a bearing 80 (Fig. 1) which is carried by the oil drainage box the extreme end portion of the shaft 77 being formed to provide an adjusting head 81, for reasons as will appear more fully hereinafter. A rear end portion of the shaft 77 is provided with oppositelydirected lever arms 82 and 8 3 (Fig. 6), the end of the former being mounted in a recess 84: in the lower end portion of thecluteh rod 56, whereby the rocking of the shaft- 77 effects a reciprocating movement of the clutch rod 56. The lever arm 83 carries a counter weight 85. i a j The worm-wheel 76 may be provided with a projecting portion constituting a face plate 86. A pair of dogs 87 and 88 are ad justably secured to the face plate 86 by bolts 89 which are positioned in an annular recess 9f formed therein. In Figs. 5 and 6 the dog 87 is so positioned that it actuates the clutch sleeve 5 f out of engagement with the bevel gear wheel aid to prevent further outward movement of the taps 39. The dog 88 is'so positioned that it is actuated into engagement with the lever 82 to move. the clutch sleeve 5% out of engagement with the gearwheei 45 and into engagement with'the gear-wheel as when the spindles 38, Fig. 1, have completed their working stroke.

In operation, when the clutch sleeve 54 (Fig. 5) is actuated into engagement with the bevel gear-wheel 4L5 by means hereinafter to be described, the vertically-posi tioned driving shaft 32 is directly connected to the bevel gear-wheel 25through the bevel gear-wheels 45 and i7 and the shaft 27, thereby causing the taps 39 to move from their outermost position to their innermost.

position. As the taps 39 are moved inwardly, the wheel 76 is al o turned by reason of the operative connection between the shaft 73 and the sleeve 68 and also that between the bevel gear-wheels l and 46, respectively. The turning of the face plate 86, incident to the inward movement of the taps 39, causes the dog 88 to be actuated into engagement with the lever 82 when the taps 89 have reached their inner position. thereby moving the clutch rod 56 downwardly. The movement of the clutch rod 56 is suchas to cause the clutch sleeve to be actuated out of engagement with the bevel gear-wheel 45 and explained more fully hereinafter.

and causing the taps 89 to be moved outwardly.

The reversal in the dlrection of movement of the taps 39 causes a corresponding reversal in the direction of movement of the face plate 86 and this movement continues until the dog 87 has been actuated into engagement with the arm 82 to cause the clutch rod 56 to be actuated upwardly. The upward movement of the latter causes the clutch sleeve 54lto be actuated out of engagement with the bevel gear-wheel it into the neutral position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. dlhen the clutch sleeve 54: has assumed the neutral position, the taps 39 have completed their return stroke.

In Fig. 1, a bracket 92 is shownsecured to a lower portion of the face plate 4: and it is provided with a vertically adjusting screw operating in a manner understood by those skilled in. the art. The top side of the bracket 92 provided with an undercut rib 93 (Fig. 4) which serves as a slidable mounting for a n'iovable chuck 94. The movable chuck 94, which constitutes an important feature of my invention, comprises a stationary jaw 95 on the end thereof immediately adjacent to the face plate 4: and a resilient abutment construction 96 on the outer end thereof. Inasmuch as the details of the resilient abutment construction 96 have been previouslydescribed in my Patent No. 1,089,273, dated lvlarch 3. 19M. a detailed description is deemed unnecessary.

A cooperating movable jaw 97 may be slidably mounted for. longitudinal motion on ways 98 formed on the top side of the movable chuck 94. A bell-crank lever 99 is pivotallv mounted on the movable jaw 97 and it has one end thereof connected by a link 101 with the resilient abutment 96. The movable jaw 97 may be provided with an extension 102 for reasons as will appear hereinafter.

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Aslotted arm 103 (Figs. 2 and 3) engmges i a pin 104. which is carried by the remain-- ing arm of the bell-crank lever 99. whereby the movable chuck 9f and the relatively movable jaw 97 may be actuated, as will be A pair of lugs 105 and 106, which are mounted on the movable chuck 94L, cooperating with a pin 107, which is carried by the bracket member 92, serve to limit the forward movement of the movable chuck 94 to a point where such work as be contained between thejaws 95 and 97 is in alignment with the taps 39, as shown in Fig. 1, and to limit the reverse movement to a point where the jaws 95 and 97 are in alignment with the discharge opening of a work magazine 108, as shown in Fig. 3.

i The work magazine 108 (Fig. 4), which in this particular instance has been designed to receive and to discharge T-fittings, comprises a pluralityoi' vertically-extendi11g guide strips 109 which are mounted on a plate 111 supported by side plates 11?. and 113 rigidly secured to oppositesides of the bracket 92. The supporting; plate 111 is provided with a central opening 114; through which the T-iittingzs are adapted to pass into a discharge structure 115, which is positioned in the path of travel ofthe movable chuck 91, wl'icreby the movable jaws and 9'? may embrace and remove a fitting therefrom. a

The discharge structure 115, of: which Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the completed structure, comprises a pair of spaced extensions 116 and 117 of the strips 109 and basemembers 118 and 119, respectively, the extensions 116 and 117 constitntiin; guideways for the fittings as they leave the magazine lOSand move into the Cllt'l(3l(-(511 gaging position shown in Fig. The base members 118 and 119 comprise longitudinally-extending members having; horizontal and vertical sides 12-1 and 1252 respectively, the latter being rigidly positioned in recesses 123in the extensions 116 and 117 and constituting continuations of the guideways formed by said extensions. The hori zontally-entcnding sides 121 are provided with spaced perforations 12-1 adapted to receive removable centering pins 125 which are carried by plate members 196.

The plate members 126 are held in position to cause the several centering pins to extend up through the corresponding periorations by means of strips 127 having base portions'128 secured to plate members 126 and vertically extending portions 129 secured by springs 130 to the extensions 116 and 117.

Further precautions, other than those effected by the resiliently mounted centering pins 125, may be observed to center the work properly, as the jaws 95 and 97 are about to embrace the sa1ne,loy providing said jaws with outwardly extending; centering springs 184-, as shown for instance in Fig. 3, where the springs 13% are extended, or in Fig: 2, where the springs 134 are compressed.

Referring to the clinch-actuating mechanism shown more particularly in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, the arm 193 is keyed to an actuating; shaft 135 having a rocker arm 186 at the outer end thereof. The rocker arm 186 slotted for the reception of a pin 137 which provides a pivotal mounting for one end of a connecting link 1238, the other end of which is pivotally mounted to the end of a lever arm 139 keyed to a horizontally-positioned shaft 140.

The other end of the rocking shaft 135 carries a crank 1&1 which is operatively associated by means of a link 1 12 with a locking pin 14-3. The latter is reciprocally mounted in a boring 14st in the bracket 92 and it is adapted to be reciprocated by the link 1 12 into and out of the path of a lug, L15 mounted on the movable chuck 94;.

The end of the link 142, which engages the pin 1&3 is slotted, thereby providing for a relative movement oi. the link 14-2 and the pin 1 13, while a sprinp 1416, which contained inthe boring l lat between the base thereol and the pin 1 213 normally forces the latter into its outermost position, as shown in Fig. 2. One corner of the lug hi5 is formed square, while the opposite corner is formed with a bevel surface M7, for reasons as will appear more fully hereinafter.

The arran, rcn1ent ot the crank 111 and the link 142 is such as to cause the pin l-lfi? to engage the lug 1a? to lock the chuck 94-, when the aws 95 and 9? tluu'eoit have moved a distance sullicient to bring such finished work as contained therebetween out of alignment with the tags 39. Further motion oi the rocker shaft 135 causes the arm 103 to move to break the toggle-joint formed by the bell-crank lever 99 and the link 101.

The turning of the shaft 135, however, causes the crank 1&1 to withdraw the loci;-

pin 1&3 out of engagement with the square corner of the lug 1 15, permitting the chuck to continue in its movement. hen the motion of the chuck 91 is reversed, the bevel surface 1 1? of the lug 1 15 subse quently engages the pin 1 1.3, so that the latter is moved downwardly by reason of the slotted connection between the same and the linl: 1 12 permitting the chuck 94 to continue unrestricted in its movement to the working; position. Attention is also directed to the fact that the movable jaw extension 102 serves to 1318191113 articles from entering the discharge structure 115 when the chuck 94. has moved into the worl: receiving and tapping position.

7 The laterally-extending shaft 14-0 is mounted in a bearing 14118 iorn'uid in the machine trame 1 and associated through a clutch mechanism 119 with a vertical driving shaft 151 having an operativeconnection with the main driving pulley wheel 33 through the gear-wheel niccluinisin contained in the gear-shift box 3a. The clutch mechanism 149 (Figs. 7 and 8) comprises a collar 152 which is rigidly secured to the shaft 119 and which is provided with a forwardly projecting flange portion 153. A portion 15 1 of the shaft extending, beyond the base portion of the flange 153 oi reduced diameter and it serves to provide a loose mounting for a bevel gear-wheel 1:15. The end portion 15 t uray be n'iounted in a hear-h1g3; 156 formed in a pedestal 157 secured to a side portion oil the oil receptacle 3. The gear wheel is provided with projection lugs 158 and 159 which are designed to extend into the space defined by the projecting flange portion 153.

A key 161 is slidably mounted in one end. portion of a groove 162 formed in the shaft 140 and it has an end portion 163 thereof normally held in the space formed by the flange 153 by means of a resiliently mounted plunger rod 164. The plunger rod 164 has one end thereof positioned in a boring 165 formed in a member 166 which is mounted in the remaining end portion of the groove 162, and the other end thereof in engagement with the outer end of the slidably mounted key 161. A spring 167, which is positioned in the boring 165 between the base thereof and the plunger rod 164, may serve tohold the latter in resilient engagement with the key 161.

When the key 161 is in the position in dicated in Fig. 7, Where the inner end thereof projects into the space defined by the flange 153, the horizontally-positioned shaft 140 is disconnected from the vertically-positioned shaft 151 until the bevel gear-wheel 155 has turned through such angle as to cause one of the projecting lugs 158 and 159, say the latter, to be actuated into engagement with the projecting end portion 163 of the key 161, as shown for instance in Fig. 8. The

subsequent ope-ration of the shaft 151 causes a reciprocating movementof the slidable chuck 94 through the linkage mechanism just described.

In order to prevent the movable chuck 94 from being actuated out of alignment with the spindles 38, when the taps 39 are being moved inwardly to effect the tapping of the work carried thereby, I disconnect the horizontally-positioned driving shaft 140 from the yert-icallypositioned driving shaft 151 by moving the slidable pin 161 out of en gagement with either of the lugs 158 or 159. To this end, I provide the outer end portion of the pin 161 with a vertically-positioned shoulder portion 168 which is spaced from an adjacentside of the collar 152 to provide for the entrance therebetween of an end portion of a pivotally-mounted wedge lever 169. j

In operation, the lever 169 normally rests upon the surface of the shaft 140 and it operates to withdraw the key 161 out of en gagement with either of the lugs 158 and 159 only when the shoulder 168 has been actuated into engagement therewith. When such condition obtains, theoperative connection between the shafts 140 and 151 is broken and I the bevel gear wheel 155 merely revolves loosely upon the shaft portion 154,'thereby preventing further movement of the sliding chuck 94. The disengagement of the clutch 149 just described normally occurs when the sliding chuck 94 has been so moved as to bring the work contained between the jaws thereof into direct alignment with the taps 39.

A link 171 has the upper end thereof pivotally mounted on the vertically-swinging wedge level-169 and the lower end thereof in engagement with the end portion of level 172 which is mounted on the shaft 77 carrying the clutch-rod operating lever 82. In practice,the lever arm 171 is so positioned relative to the clutch sleeve 54 that when the latter is in the neutral position, the wedging lever 169 is held out of engagementwith the shaft 140 or the clutch mechanism 149, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. When the shaft 77 is rocked, by means to be described hereinafter, so as to cause the clutch sleeve 54, (Fig. 5) to be actuated out of engagement with the bevel gear-wheel 45 and into engagement with the bevel gear-wheel 44, the end of the lever 17 2 will have moved clownwardly to such extent as to permit the end of the trip lever 171 to engage the top side of the actuating lever .172, all as will appear more fully hereinafter.

The collar 153 (Fig. 8) is provided with a projecting portion 17 3 which may be actuated into engagement with a revolubly mounted disk 174 carried by the trip lever 171, and it operates to move the end of the trip lever 171 from the top side of the arm 172, thereby permitting the wedging lever 169 to fall so that the outer end thereof rests upon the shaft 140. A spring 175 (Fig. 1) has one end secured to the machine frame 1, and the other end to thetrip lever 171, whereby the disk 174may be held inresilient engagement with the collar 152. The tripping of the lever 171 may be effected at will, by means of a trip rod 176 which extends from the'lever 171 to the front end of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1. r

The tripping of the lever 171, just described, occurs in that portion of the cycle of operation of my machine when the taps 39 have been moved to their outermost position and disconnected from the driving source, through the engagement of the dog 87 (Fig. 6) with the clutch rod lever arm 82, which causes the clutchsleeve 54 to be actuated out I of engagement with the bevel gear-wheel 44.

Furthermore, theoperative connection between the horizontally positionedshaft 140 and thevertically positioned driving shaft 151 of the sliding-chuck driving mechanism is not disturbed inasmuch as the wedge lever 169 is resting on the shaft 140. The end portion of the wedge lever 169 (Fig. 7) is not brought into engagement with the shoulder portion 168 of the pin 161 to disengage the clutch 149 until the shaft 140 has made one complete revolution, during which. interval of time, the sliding chuck 94 has moved from the work position to the W01kreceiving position and return.

In order to render effective the tap-actuating mechanism, when the sliding chuck 9-1 has moved into alignment: with the taps 39, l provide'acam 17'? on the shaft- 1 10 which cooperates with a roller 1T8 carried by a lever arm 17 9 mounted on the shaft 77.

in operation, the earn 177 engages the lever arm 1T9, only when the mo able chucl; J4: is in the work or so-ealled tapping posinot, and it operates to move the clutch sleeve 5st from the neutral position shown in Fig. 5 to the work position, wherein said clutch sleeve 54: is in engagement with the bevel gear wheel 45.

Experience has shown that the ope ation of the mechanism embodying my invention is greatly improved by exerting a braking e'ti'ect on the lrorizontallvpositioned chuck shaft 140. To this end, I have mounted a manually adjustable brake 181 (Fig. 7) of usual design on the reduced portion 154- ot the shaft 1 10.

' Assuming the apparatus in the general position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 (ii. the drawing n'ioven'ient of the sliding Clltlz. from the tapping position, wherein the work contained between the jaws 95 and 97 is in direct alignment with the taps 39, is prevented by the wedge lever 169 which has in ved the slidahle clutch pin 161 out of engagement with one of the lugs 158 and 159. Attention directed to the fact that operation of the vertically-positioned driving shaft 151, with the clutch 1&9 in the disengaging position, is only to turn the bevel gear-wheel 155 which is mounted loosely on the reduced portion 154 of the chuck-driving shaft llO. In the foregoing position of the driving apparatus, the end of the trip lever 1T1 engages the side 01 the lever 172.

lljlOl'GOTOl, the clutch sleeve 54: is inengagement with the bevel gear-wheel -15, thereby causing the spindles 38 to revolve in such direction tl at the same are moved inwardly. The inward movement of the spindles 38 continues until the work has been operated on to the desired extent,

whereupon the direction of rotation of the spindles 258 is reversed to move the taps 39 out otthe work at an increased speed. The out ard movement of the taps 39, just mentioned, is brought about by the actuation of the dog 88 (Fig. 6) into engagement with the lev 7 arm 82 through the operative connection of the driving mechanism comprisingthe wornrwheel mechanism 75. '76, the bevel gear-wheels 44 and 4L6 and the driving bevel gear-wheels d5, 17, with the driving shaft 32.

The actuation of the dog 88 into engagement with the lever arm 82 moves the clutch rod 56 (Fig. 5) downwardly and, as a consequence, the clutch sleeve 5-1 is moved out of engagement with the bevel,gear-wheelfi5 and into engagement with the bevel gearwheel iel thereby reversing the direction of rotation of the spindles 38.

The downward movement of the lever arm 82, which occurs when the dog 88 is actuated into engagement therewith, effects a corresponding downwardmovement of the lever arm 172 (Fig. 7) thereby permitting the trip lever 171 to swing from the position shown in Fig. 1 to a position wherein the end of the trip lever 171 is directly over the top side of the end portion of the lever 172.

The outward movement of the taps 39 is interrupted, when the same have cleared the worltcontained between the movable jaws 9.3 and 97, through the actuation of the dog 87 into engagement. with the love arm 82, thereby moving the clutch sleeve 5 1 out of engagement with the bevel gear-wheel 122 into the neutral position shown in Fig. 10 where the operative connection between the spindles 38 and the vertically'positioned driving shaft. 32 is interrupted.

The upward movement of the lever arm 8 incident to'the actuation of the clutch sleeve 5-4; into the neutral position, causes a corresponding upward movement of the lever arm 172. Inasmuch as the end of the trip link 171 is in engagement with the top side of the lever arm 1'? the upward move ment of the same causes the wedge lever 16$) to be moved out of engagement with the slidably mounted pin-161. thereby permitting an operative connection to obtain between the shafts151 and 140 of the ehucle driving mechanism.

ll hen the shaft 140 has turned through an angle sulliciei'it to actuate the clutch pin 161 from directly beneath the wedging lever 169 the lug 173 (Fig. 5) engages the roller 17 1 on the trip lever 1T1 causing the end thereof to be actuated out of engagement with the te site of the lever 17?! into the position shown in Fig. 1. The end portion of the wedge lever 169 is thus permitted to rest on the revoluble shaft 1 10.

When the chuck-actuating mechanism is rendered eilective, the slidable chuck 9-1 is moved from the work position until the lug 145 (Fig. 52) engages the crank operated pin 1:113. Further movement oi the lever arm 103 causes the toggle termed by the link 101 and the bell-crank lever 99 to break, moving the sliding jaw 9? an amount suilicient torelease the finished work. \Vhen the work has been rehiased, it passes from the machine through achute C (Fig. 4;) to a receptacle (not shown). Further motion oi the shaft 135 causes the locking pin 1-13 to be withdrawn out ot engagement with the lug M5 and the movable chuck 9 1 to be actuated to a work-receiving position, as shown in Fig. 3.

As the movable jaw 97 and plate 102 are actuated past the outlet opening 11a of the inwardly for the tapping operation.

magazine 108, a fitting moves into the discharge structure 115 where it is in position to be grasped by the jaws of the movable chuck 94, as shown in Fig. 3. F urther movement of the shaft 135 causes: the work or fitting to be grasped firmly between the jaws of the chuck 94 and moved into the tapping position previously mentioned.

As the chuck 94 is moved into the tapping position, the cam 177 is actuated into engagement with the lever arm 179 to move the same downwardly and, consequently, the lever arm 82 upwardly, thereby causing the sleeve 54 to be actuated from the neutral position into engagement with the bevel gearwheel 45. lhe spindles 38 are thus operatively associated with the driving shaft 32 in such manner as to cause the same to move Substantially simultaneous with the actuation of the clutch sleeve 54 into engagement with the gear-wheel 45, the end of the wedge lever 169 is actuated into engagement with the pin 161 to disconnect the driving shaft 151 from the driven shaft 140, whereupon the foregoing cycle of operations is again automatically repeated. 1

While I have shown a particular embodi ment of my invention, for the purpose of describing the same and illustrating its principles of construction and operation, it is apparent that various changes and modifications may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be imposed thereon, as are indicated in the appended claims or as are demanded by the prior art.

I claim: j

1. In combination, a movably mounted chuck having relatively movable jaws, toggle mechanism operatively associated with said chuck, and with one of the movable jaws thereof, said mechanism having open and closed positions where the jaws are spaced maximum and minimum distances, respectively, actuating means associated with said toggle mechanism, and a reciprocally mounted locking pin operatively associated with said actuating means andoperable to lock momentarily the chuck at a predetermined point in the path of travel thereof. I

2. In combination, a magazine adapted to contain articles, a spindle adapted to carry a cutting tool, a chuck mounted for reciprocatory motion between a work-receiving position and an operating position, where the chuck is positioned in operative relation to the magazine and to the cutting tool, respectively, means for causing the chuc-kto pass through the positions just mentioned, a lug mounted on the chuck, a locking pin reciprocally mounted -tor motion into and out of the path of travel of the lug, and an operative connection between the rod and said means, whereby said rod is caused to engage momentarily said lug to lock said chuck only as it moves from the operating positioncto the work position.

3. In combination, a magazine comprising vertically upright members adapted to cont-ain a series of articles, said magazine having discharge apparatus comprising a pair of depending spaced guideways terminating in base portions, the latter being provided with resiliently mounted centering pins, and a reciprorally mounted chuck having relatively movable jaws, the path of travel of which lies intermediate said spaced guideways, one of said jaws having a plate adapted to prevent an article moving into said dischar e opening other than when the latter lies intermediate said jaws.

4. The combination with a movable chuck having relatively movable jaws, of means for actuating said chuck, and a pin operated by said chuck actuating means for locking said movable jaws, said pin being automatically projected into the path 01' travel of said chuck upon a predetermined movement thereof, whereby said chuck will be locked for a predetermined interval.

5. The combination with a chuck having relatively movable jaws, said chuck being movable as a unit, 01" a shoulder formed on the chuck, means for actuating said chuck, and resiliently mounted pin automatically projected into the path of travel of said shoulder upon a predetermined movement of the chuck, whereby said chuck may be locked for a predetermined interval at a desired point in the path of travel thereof, said shoulder bein so formed that said pin is rendered ineffective upon a reverse movement of said chuck. 1

6. In combination, a chuck comprising reciprocating member having relatively movable jaws, mechanism for moving one jaw relative to the other, means for operating said mechanism and said chuck, the latter being provided with a shoulder, and a looking pin automatically projected into the path of travel of said shoulder upon a predetermined movement .01 said chuck for arresting the movement thereof.

7. In combination, a chuck comprising a reciprocating member having relatively 111OV- able jaws, a shoulder formed on the chuck, one portion of said shoulder being beveled, a resiliently mounted locking pin positioned in the path of travel of said shoulder, and a crank for projecting said pin into the path of travel of said shoulder upon a predetermined movement of said chuck in one direction, whereby the movement of the chuck will be stopped at a certain point to allow one jaw to be moved relative to the other, the beveled portion of said shoulder engaging said pin upon a reverse movement of said chuck so as to force said pin out of the path of travel thereof.

8. A tapping machine including in combination, a chuck having relatively movable 5 jaws, means for actuating the chuck as :1 unit,

and means operated by said chuck actuating means for moving one of the said chuck jziu's relatively to the other, said Iust named means including :1 pin automatically projccted into the path of travel of said chuck upon 19 a predetermined movement thereof whereby said chuck will be locked.

JOHN R. SAYLOR. 

